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  • Blog Updates (Latest: 3/9/2014)
    May 02 2013

    Blog Updates (Latest: 3/9/2014)

    Recent updates to older posts placed on VanderbiltCupRaces.com. (1 comments)


  • Smiles, Thumbs Ups and Rides at the Heckscher Museum of Art
    May 01 2013

    Smiles, Thumbs Ups and Rides at the Heckscher Museum of Art

    The entire Black Beast team had a wonderful time at the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington on Saturday and Sunday at the opening of the exhibit "Car Culture: Art and Automobile". (3 comments)


  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #32: Clinton Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City
    Apr 30 2013

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #32: Clinton Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City

    The 32nd bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the two pillar Clinton Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge in Garden City. (2 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #13 Solved: The Birthplace of Gridlock- Springfield Boulevard and the Motor Parkway
    Apr 28 2013

    Mystery Foto #13 Solved: The Birthplace of Gridlock- Springfield Boulevard and the Motor Parkway

    The challenging Mystery Foto of the Long Island Motor Parkway submitted by Frank Femenias has been solved. (6 comments)


  • Motor Parkway Trails #1: Brooklyn-Queens Greenway
    Apr 27 2013

    Motor Parkway Trails #1: Brooklyn-Queens Greenway

    Inspired by my presentation "Exploring, Biking and Hiking Along the Historic Motor Parkway" at the Adirondack Mountain Club in Dix Hills earlier this month, a new series is being introduced on VanderbiltCupRaces.com documenting the favorite Motor Parkway Trails. (6 comments)


  • 1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes Racer #53 Abbott Detroit Found In Sweden
    Apr 24 2013

    1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes Racer #53 Abbott Detroit Found In Sweden

    Derek W. (Ottawa, Ontario): "I came across your wonderful site while looking for photos of my father- in- law's 1910 Abbott Detroit that was driven by Mortimer Roberts in the 1910 Massapequa Sweepstakes. The car is currently in Sweden. Do you have any photos of the car? " (4 comments)


  • Profile: Frank Lee, Mechanician for the Alco Black Beast
    Apr 23 2013

    Profile: Frank Lee, Mechanician for the Alco Black Beast

    Frank Lee was the mechanician for driver Harry Grant's Alco Black Beast for 15 of the car's 16 major races and all six major victories. (4 comments)


  • Mystery Foto #11 Solved: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/Wyandanch/Half Hollows Looking West
    Apr 22 2013

    Mystery Foto #11 Solved: The Motor Parkway in Wheatley Heights/Wyandanch/Half Hollows Looking West

    This previously unpublished 1930 aerial shows the Motor Parkway near Colonial Springs Road in Wheatley Heights looking west. (7 comments)


  • The Amazing North Hempstead Clean-Up Day of the Motor Parkway in East Williston
    Apr 20 2013

    The Amazing North Hempstead Clean-Up Day of the Motor Parkway in East Williston

    As part of the Town of North Hempstead Earth Day Celebration, over 40 people cleaned the historic Motor Parkway section in East Williston between Roslyn Road and the Oyster Bay LIRR tracks. (11 comments)


  • Thumbs Ups from the 2013 St. Patrick’s School Car Show
    Apr 17 2013

    Thumbs Ups from the 2013 St. Patrick’s School Car Show

    Congratulations to St. Patrick's School in Smithtown for another wonderful car show. Thumbs ups and highlights are posted below including a special visit from a Vanderbilt Cup Race family. (0 comments)




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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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